Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-29

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Central Library 20 years ago

Student answer (Band 6.5)

The illustration compares floor plan of a public library from 20 years ago with the current scenario.

Overall, the structure of the library have remained similar but the rooms and their purpose have changed. Some furnitures like tables and chairs from the center have been removed whereas some furniture have been added in some rooms.

The main hall of the library tends to be the same. With entrance in the east side of the library, they got rid of the tables and chairs in the middle of the hall in front of the entrance. On the left side, there used to be an adult fiction book section which is now shifted on the right side besides the information desk. Now, we have all reference books there. And there are also new self-service machines on the other side of the information desk.

Previously, the room on the north-west side was CDs, videos and computer games room which is now replaced with room having children's fiction books. They have also added some sofas in the room and there are storytelling events in there. In the north-east corner, they have they have replaced the children's books room with a lecture room. On the south-west side, they have converted the reading room which had newspapers & magazines to a computer room. And lastly, in the south-east side, they have a cafe in place for enquiry desk which accounted for tickets, book returns and stuff like that.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response gives a clear overview of the main changes and covers the key areas of the plan: the central tables and chairs are removed, several rooms change function, and new facilities appear. Most details match the diagram, including the conversion of the former reading room into a computer room and the replacement of the enquiry desk with a café. The description of the adult fiction section is less precise: it moves from the middle-left to the middle-right, while the reference books occupy the former adult non-fiction area; the phrase “Now, we have all reference books there” makes the location unclear. To strengthen the report further, state these relocations explicitly and avoid informal wording such as “stuff like that.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing changes, which gives the reader a generally clear route through the plan. Spatial groupings such as “north-west,” “north-east” and “south-west” help locate the rooms. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. For example, “And there are also new self-service machines on the other side of the information desk” does not clearly identify their position, and “Now, we have all reference books there” has an uncertain reference. The repeated use of “On the… side” and “And lastly” also makes the progression somewhat formulaic. Use more precise referencing and group the changes by area or by type of change.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate vocabulary to describe the plan and its changes, including “converted,” “replaced,” “self-service machines” and “storytelling events.” These terms communicate the main information effectively. Some choices are imprecise or informal for an academic report: “current scenario” is less natural than “current layout,” “furniture” is used as a plural count noun in “some furnitures,” and “stuff like that” is too conversational. “Shifted” also suggests movement of the same section, whereas “relocated” would describe the change more precisely. Aim for consistent, formal map-description vocabulary and use exact terms for locations and facilities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex forms, including relative clauses such as “which had newspapers & magazines” and contrastive structures such as “whereas.” Meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. In the overview, “the structure … have remained” needs subject–verb agreement (“has remained”), and “some furnitures” has an incorrect plural form. The phrase “With entrance in the east side” lacks an article and uses an awkward prepositional pattern; the plan places the entrance at the bottom, not the east. There is also a repeated clause in “they have they have replaced.” Check agreement, articles and sentence editing, while continuing to use varied sentence structures.

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